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tonight a conversation with r&b superstar bobby brown. this summer the former new edition front man is out with his first album in nearly 15 years. the disc is called "the masterpiece" and has already produced a new single. later this year he and the crew are planning a reunion in conjunction with their 30th anniversary. we're glad you've joined us, a conversation with bobby brown coming up right now. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and every answer, nationwide insurance is proud to join tavis in working to improve financial and rove obstacles from economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: bobby brown is back. this year marks the release of his first c.d. in nearly 15 years. the new disk is called "the masterpiece," which is already getting some buzz around the first single," get out the way." later this year he and his crew are plann
tonight a conversation with r&b superstar bobby brown. this summer the former new edition front man is out with his first album in nearly 15 years. the disc is called "the masterpiece" and has already produced a new single. later this year he and the crew are planning a reunion in conjunction with their 30th anniversary. we're glad you've joined us, a conversation with bobby brown coming up right now. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and...
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and i think, gordon brown owes us an apology. >> later the president too was scathing about gordon brown. >> for him to go on globa television and declare iceland was bankrupt, was at the best, and at the worst financial terrorism. >> for that, the british view is you can't avoid the fact that there was a failure to regulate i-save, despite all of the words, a deal does remain possible. gavin hewitt, bbc news. >> and now you -- by and large, a 90th birthday is celebrated with tea and cake and perhaps balloons but gene hodson from scotland white water rafted, she had to settle for this because her doctor refused to let her parachute jump. here's the story. >> she's not your usual extreme sports enthusiast, but for a 90th birthday, gene hodson decided she wanted to celebrate in style. >> to be a parachute jump and then when the tock door heard about it, i had forgot erin, i've got two hip replacements. he said in way to do that. i have to find something else. >> from there then. quite important to keep a hold. >> so the 90-year-old decided it swap her walking sticks for an oar and go on a
and i think, gordon brown owes us an apology. >> later the president too was scathing about gordon brown. >> for him to go on globa television and declare iceland was bankrupt, was at the best, and at the worst financial terrorism. >> for that, the british view is you can't avoid the fact that there was a failure to regulate i-save, despite all of the words, a deal does remain possible. gavin hewitt, bbc news. >> and now you -- by and large, a 90th birthday is celebrated...
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we have sanskrit at brown, we have middle eastern studies at brown. we have all different kinds of studies. university's study things. everything. this is something that people hear about. people hear about basket weaving, but really -- tavis: why is that not well understood? >> i think because so many people see a subject area at the university and day poo-poo it. why on earth are you studying that? that means, gee, i did not study that category. we study every conceivable thing. let me get back to africa studies and african-american studies. for so long in our country, we've relegated anything having to do with african-american life, culture, and history to weigh non-academic approach -- to a non academic approach. african-american studies are all about explaining that african- american studies, just as any other legitimate area of study, was appropriate to undertake. here is the thing i would add to it that is important to me -- african-american studies has to be a serious inquiry. a cannot just be making people feel good about themselves -- they c
we have sanskrit at brown, we have middle eastern studies at brown. we have all different kinds of studies. university's study things. everything. this is something that people hear about. people hear about basket weaving, but really -- tavis: why is that not well understood? >> i think because so many people see a subject area at the university and day poo-poo it. why on earth are you studying that? that means, gee, i did not study that category. we study every conceivable thing. let me...
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thank you. >> brown: the u.s. justice department announced a major settlement today over alleged racial bias in home-mortgage lending. bank of america agreed to pay $335 million in a case involving countrywide mortgage, which the bank bought in 2008. attorney general eric holder said countrywide engaged in systematic discrimination against blacks and hispanics. >> these allegations represent alarming conduct by one of the largest lenders in this country during the height of the housing market boom. for example, in 2007, a qualified african american customer in los angeles, borrowing $200,000, paid an average of roughly $1,200 more in fees than a similarly qualified white borrower. >> brown: the settlement stems from an investigation that began in 2008. two years later, illinois attorney general lisa madigan filed her own lawsuit and she worked with the department of justice to gain today's settlement. i spoke with her a short time ago. lisa madigan, welcome. fill in the picture. what exactly was countrywide accuse
thank you. >> brown: the u.s. justice department announced a major settlement today over alleged racial bias in home-mortgage lending. bank of america agreed to pay $335 million in a case involving countrywide mortgage, which the bank bought in 2008. attorney general eric holder said countrywide engaged in systematic discrimination against blacks and hispanics. >> these allegations represent alarming conduct by one of the largest lenders in this country during the height of the...
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i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we look back on the dictator's rule, and ahead to what's next for the isolated nuclear nation. >> brown: then we update the payroll tax stalemate with white house advisor gene sperling and house republican jason chaffetz. >> ifill: from our colleagues at the center for investigative reporting, we have the story of unusual and possibly fraudulent billing practices at a chain of california hospitals. >> there is a substantial amount of waste in the medicare program, and a lot of it comes from fraud. we're talking about billions and billions of dollars of fraud that isn't uncovered. >> brown: and we look back at the life and legacy of vaclav havel, the czech leader, writer, and dissident. judy woodruff talks to former secretary of state madeline albright. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> intelligent computing technology is making its way into everything from cars to retail signs to hospitals; crea
i'm jeffrey brown. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, we look back on the dictator's rule, and ahead to what's next for the isolated nuclear nation. >> brown: then we update the payroll tax stalemate with white house advisor gene sperling and house republican jason chaffetz. >> ifill: from our colleagues at the center for investigative reporting, we have the story of unusual and possibly fraudulent billing practices at a chain of california hospitals....
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i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again enre monday evening. joy the rest of your holiday weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> intel. sponsors of tomorrow. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh
i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online, and again enre monday evening. joy the rest of your holiday weekend. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> intel. sponsors of tomorrow. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life....
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gordon brown insisted going to war in iraq was the right decision. the disappearance before the iraq inquiry holds potential dangers for the iraqi prime minister. >> i believe that we made the right decision for the right reasons. the international community had an obligation. >> fairness for all, the chinese prime minister says that the government must bridge the gap between the rich and the poror. the last day of campaigning for the iraqi parliamentary election. thousands of the ferry passengers are trapped by ice in the baltic sea. hello, welcome to "gmt." the iraq war is once again dominating the british political process. today we have the extraordinary sight of a sitting prime minister facing a general election within weeks, undergoing hours of detailed questions about the decision to go to war seven years ago. we have already had the tony blair version, the brown account is still unfolding in a conference room near parliament. from there i am joined by our world affairs correspondent. peter, what is the latest? >> what is interesting about thi
gordon brown insisted going to war in iraq was the right decision. the disappearance before the iraq inquiry holds potential dangers for the iraqi prime minister. >> i believe that we made the right decision for the right reasons. the international community had an obligation. >> fairness for all, the chinese prime minister says that the government must bridge the gap between the rich and the poror. the last day of campaigning for the iraqi parliamentary election. thousands of the...
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. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the end to the partisan standoff from todd zwillich of "the takeaway" on wnyc radio. >> woodruff: then, on a day of deadly, coordinated bombings in baghdad, we assess what the u.s. achieved in the iraq war. >> brown: margaret warner looks at the pentagon's admission that it made mistakes when nato air strikes killed pakistani troops last month. >> woodruff: paul solman explores why stores are pursuing high and low-end shoppers this holiday season, while paying less attention to those in the middle. >> this morning kate spade, $400 handbag, business was great. this afternoon, jack 99 cents for, lollee mop, 99 cents, swiss great. what's going on. >> brown: ray suarez examines a call to keep some research on the deadly bird flu secret. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> computing surrounds us. sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it's very surprising where you f
. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight, we get the latest on the end to the partisan standoff from todd zwillich of "the takeaway" on wnyc radio. >> woodruff: then, on a day of deadly, coordinated bombings in baghdad, we assess what the u.s. achieved in the iraq war. >> brown: margaret warner looks at the pentagon's admission that it made mistakes when nato air strikes killed pakistani troops last month. >> woodruff: paul solman...
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brown explains how he was bonded to the revelation. >> in tears. your son is not going to be broadcast across the media. incredibly upset about it, thinking about his future, thinking about our family. >> also in the program, the half-brother of afghan president and key political ally shot dead in the southern city of kandahar. early to deal with problems at home. the debt contagion hit shares across the eurozone. hello. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, 3:30 in kabul, and midday in the uk, where the former british prime minister, gordon brown, has been speaking about his shot over allegations that two newspapers used underhand means to obtain financial and medical records relating to his family. mr. brown, whose youngest son, fraser, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, spoke exclusively about the allegations that he was targeted. >> i have never, never talked about my son or wanted to talk about my two sons and my late daughter in public. i have always been reluctant. i have never thought it was right that the private lives of young children growing
brown explains how he was bonded to the revelation. >> in tears. your son is not going to be broadcast across the media. incredibly upset about it, thinking about his future, thinking about our family. >> also in the program, the half-brother of afghan president and key political ally shot dead in the southern city of kandahar. early to deal with problems at home. the debt contagion hit shares across the eurozone. hello. it is 7:00 a.m. in washington, 3:30 in kabul, and midday in...
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i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
i'm ray suarez. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by...
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it's all yours, sir. >> thank you. >> brown: the president pressed the house to reconsider. during a surprise appearance in the white house briefing room this afternoon. >> now, let's be clear. right now the bipartisan compromise that was reached on saturday is the only viable way to prevent a tax hike on january 1. it's the only one. >> brown: speaker boehner, appearing right after the president, sounded equally firm at his own briefing. >> president obama needs to call on senate democrats to go back into session, move to go to conference and sit down and resolve this bill as quickly as possible. i sent a letter to the president today asking him to do just this. >> brown: earlier during the house debate, house majority leader eric cantor insisted that republicans in his chamber would not go along with any short-term bill. he said only a full year extension would do. >> families, employers and workers can't live their lives month to month. washington needs to stop adding confusion and more uncertainty to people's lives. >> brown: in all some 160 million people are affected.
it's all yours, sir. >> thank you. >> brown: the president pressed the house to reconsider. during a surprise appearance in the white house briefing room this afternoon. >> now, let's be clear. right now the bipartisan compromise that was reached on saturday is the only viable way to prevent a tax hike on january 1. it's the only one. >> brown: speaker boehner, appearing right after the president, sounded equally firm at his own briefing. >> president obama needs...
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gordon brown, less so. tony blair -- >> charlie: you are -- less so -- >> no, because it's not black and white and extreme in the way that -- >> charlie: it was for tony blair. he says he does not have an emotional intelligence. >> i know, but i'm giving you my view, and i think that's a little harsh. tony blair was relaxed with an audience of three or an audience of 3,000, whether he was on the television or not, gordon brown less relaxed. when it came to the economic crisis, however -- and you touched on this before, charlie -- i think gordon brown grasped the big picture, the scale, the issues that were confronting not just our country but the whole of the western banking system, and i think in most respects he got his response to the banking crisis right. i think he got his economics right. i think he got his politics less right in the way in which -- >> charlie: he was not a natural politician? >> no. because he wasn't as good a communicator but more so, he didn't get on to the wavelength in my view --
gordon brown, less so. tony blair -- >> charlie: you are -- less so -- >> no, because it's not black and white and extreme in the way that -- >> charlie: it was for tony blair. he says he does not have an emotional intelligence. >> i know, but i'm giving you my view, and i think that's a little harsh. tony blair was relaxed with an audience of three or an audience of 3,000, whether he was on the television or not, gordon brown less relaxed. when it came to the economic...
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now, this also means that the shrimp won't brown, but that's okay. we don't lose out on any flavor of them not being browned, because they've been marinated in all this garlic and soy. so again, this will take a minute, minute and a half until they get curled and pink on both sides. we're almost there, just a couple seconds away. >> i get the science. you know, the protein is shorter, and it gets tough faster than beef. but i still miss the noise, that crackle. >> you got it with the vegetables. >> the protein hits the pan, i want some action. >> when the protein hits the pan. >> there's no action here. come on. >> so this is the sauce. we'll rewhisk it to combine to make sure all that corn starch is dissolved. we're going to poach it for a minute or two in the sauce. the sauce will start to bubble and thicken. and again, this is not this, you know, super-soupy sauce that you're going to have extra for the rice. we really wanted a potent sauce that clung to the shrimp and gave it flavor. we're going to turn the heat back up so that it can activate th
now, this also means that the shrimp won't brown, but that's okay. we don't lose out on any flavor of them not being browned, because they've been marinated in all this garlic and soy. so again, this will take a minute, minute and a half until they get curled and pink on both sides. we're almost there, just a couple seconds away. >> i get the science. you know, the protein is shorter, and it gets tough faster than beef. but i still miss the noise, that crackle. >> you got it with...
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more importantly, an aid to gordon brown. we saw him texting. >> you have nick clegg saying, listen, it's up to the conservatives. we have to wait and see. we have quite a few days to go of back room discussions. no doubt gordon brown would speak to nick clegg. much closer to the labor party. i'll be very, very surprised. that isn't the way it's going to work. this is fantastic stuff isn't it. all this wholing and dealing. >> i know when he doesn't have anyone really in power at the moment. i disagree with you. nick did have to say that. co-say anything he wants to. this continues. he's dating dave at moment. gordon is a little goose barry. ringing it out and they wouldn't dare do a deal. came ron came out they will be wanting to be prime minister i would be very interested to see. we have a public mathe ritual going on here. i'm interested to see how it will end. if it goes on too long, we'll get completely fed up. this must be a few days, really. >> there is nobody thinking that. >> the only person really here everyday. but
more importantly, an aid to gordon brown. we saw him texting. >> you have nick clegg saying, listen, it's up to the conservatives. we have to wait and see. we have quite a few days to go of back room discussions. no doubt gordon brown would speak to nick clegg. much closer to the labor party. i'll be very, very surprised. that isn't the way it's going to work. this is fantastic stuff isn't it. all this wholing and dealing. >> i know when he doesn't have anyone really in power at the...
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it is the timothy ray brown foundation. the sole purpose of it is to support efforts to look for a cure for hiv. that is what i want to do. i believe this is something that gives hope to a lot of people hiv and their families. and that is very important to me. >> and hearing about the other two men this week or just announced on thursday who seem to be having gone through what you went through, hiv/aids-free? >> it is very exciting. i am hoping it does turn out to be true and that they are cured of hiv. that is what my foundation -- these are the kinds of things what one might foundation is all about. >> thank you very much for being with us, timothy ray brown, the berlin patient, the first person believed to be cured of aids. and dr. jeffrey laurence, a leading aids researcher, senior scientist at the foundation for aids research known as amfar. when we come back, we will be joined by the first african religious leader to announce publicly his hiv-positive status. stay with us. o♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!
it is the timothy ray brown foundation. the sole purpose of it is to support efforts to look for a cure for hiv. that is what i want to do. i believe this is something that gives hope to a lot of people hiv and their families. and that is very important to me. >> and hearing about the other two men this week or just announced on thursday who seem to be having gone through what you went through, hiv/aids-free? >> it is very exciting. i am hoping it does turn out to be true and that...
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brown? lack of equipment! >> well, i'd asked for a full report on althe circumstances surrounding guardsman janes' death. i'm assured thatn normal circumstances, there is always helicopter capability. >> reporter: gordon brown blames the mistakes in his condolence letter on his handwriting. today he extended his apology to other families that may have received messages that are difficult to read. >> that report from our british partner itn. >>> across the border in pakistan, it was another deadly day. a car bomb exploded outside a market, killing at least 24 people in the northwest of the country. it happened in the city of charsadda, about 25 miles north of peshawar. officials said the blast was caused by 90 pounds of explosives packed into a van. beyond the two dozen killed, more than 100 people were wounded. it was the third bombing in as many days by suspected insurgents. >>> one of the biggest concerns about pakistan is the safety of its nuclear arsenal. it's estimated pakistan has 80 to 100 nuclear war h
brown? lack of equipment! >> well, i'd asked for a full report on althe circumstances surrounding guardsman janes' death. i'm assured thatn normal circumstances, there is always helicopter capability. >> reporter: gordon brown blames the mistakes in his condolence letter on his handwriting. today he extended his apology to other families that may have received messages that are difficult to read. >> that report from our british partner itn. >>> across the border in...
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i suppose this shows how difficult a job gordon brown has. this is a controversial mission and a very tough one. >> it is a very tough mission. this is absolutely part of the tactical problem. the taliban are well aware of mcchrystal's orders and wherever there may be civilian victims. they exploit it. that is the nature of this kind of war. the war among the people, as the british general recently called it. it calls for a completely different approach. the taliban know that they have lots of cards on their side. they mix with the civilian population, the population they know. they know the terrain. they know time is on their side. it looks like a classic guerrilla campaign. psychologically, the odds are not against the taliban at the moment. >> this is a war of attrition. time is never on the politicians side in a war of attrition. >> politicians would have to go to the polls every four years in the case of an american president. gordon brown has the real difficulty over this, but also in america. we have been promised through president oba
i suppose this shows how difficult a job gordon brown has. this is a controversial mission and a very tough one. >> it is a very tough mission. this is absolutely part of the tactical problem. the taliban are well aware of mcchrystal's orders and wherever there may be civilian victims. they exploit it. that is the nature of this kind of war. the war among the people, as the british general recently called it. it calls for a completely different approach. the taliban know that they have...
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the theme tonight is the economy, one gordon brown hopes is his strong suit. she may make a statement later. the prime minister is hoping he will be allowed to move on. >> a man wielding a snife has attacked a kindergarten class in china. five of the injuried are in critical condition. >> defense department say it is with regard. believing much of the country is either newt rl or supports the taliban. >> president obama is pleased at sweeping reform. the senators have stopped blocking production. >> australia is planning to force tobacco companies using plain cigarette packages. coming forth in two year's time. the companies say they'll fight the move. >> south korea is holding a funeral. the ceremonies a combinition of five days. many believe the north sank the ship. they are denied any responsibility. describing the sense of grief felt right across the country. >> the thinking was of course a military disaster. today, it's been made very clear how intense a motion of grief is. >> the south korean president was in attend answer. he placed those metals down fo
the theme tonight is the economy, one gordon brown hopes is his strong suit. she may make a statement later. the prime minister is hoping he will be allowed to move on. >> a man wielding a snife has attacked a kindergarten class in china. five of the injuried are in critical condition. >> defense department say it is with regard. believing much of the country is either newt rl or supports the taliban. >> president obama is pleased at sweeping reform. the senators have stopped...
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businesses -- to a small black and brown businesses. and thirdly, -- to small black and brown businesses. a rising tide will lift all boats. your thoughts on that? >> a rising tide lifts all boats if you have a boat in which to rise, and when people are chronically unemployed for more than a year, i would submit that they do not have a boat in which to rise, so, yes, it is an analogy, but it is an analogy with an important caveat or an important footnote. we have said this to the leaders in the administration. the stimulus hinges primarily on giving money to states and units of local governments to spend it, mainly construction, contract, that component of it. they have got to do a better job holding those government agencies' feet to the fire to make sure that they do business on a fair basis with african- american and latino small businesses. secretary lahood and others have to do a much better job, number one, and number two, they have to send a message that they are not going to tolerate ignoring these federal mandates about partici
businesses -- to a small black and brown businesses. and thirdly, -- to small black and brown businesses. a rising tide will lift all boats. your thoughts on that? >> a rising tide lifts all boats if you have a boat in which to rise, and when people are chronically unemployed for more than a year, i would submit that they do not have a boat in which to rise, so, yes, it is an analogy, but it is an analogy with an important caveat or an important footnote. we have said this to the leaders...
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gordon brown announced he will step down in september. our political editor is with me now here on downing street. your political contacts run deep and wide. explain to many people in countries which are used to days of uncertainty, what is going on here? what is special? >> this country is not used to having a coalition government. for the last 65 years we have either had labor government or conservative government. today is the 17th anniversary of winston churchill's wartime coalition which defeated fascism, but at the end of the war we have had a system that produced one party. renown at the next few years are likely to see a coalition -- we nell the next few years. or more likely, the conservative party led by david cameron in combination with the liberal democrats. >> we have all the negotiations going on. electoral reform is the most important issue, is that really true for voters? >> it is not one issue that came up on the doorsteps. i did not notice it and i don't think politicians noticed it, but this is an idea that is vital to
gordon brown announced he will step down in september. our political editor is with me now here on downing street. your political contacts run deep and wide. explain to many people in countries which are used to days of uncertainty, what is going on here? what is special? >> this country is not used to having a coalition government. for the last 65 years we have either had labor government or conservative government. today is the 17th anniversary of winston churchill's wartime coalition...
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brown folks. this is impacting all kinds of americans that the conversation is no longer just about braque and brown -- black and brown. we talk about this in the text that the new poor are th former middle class. in an election season like the one we are in now, politicians are always like to speak to the angst of the middle class, and you cannot do that this time around because the new poor are the former middle class. they have fallen into this property of this, so now what you have is the perennially poor or the persisted pork, and on top of that you have the new port and the near poor, and you are looking at 150 million americans who are at poverty or near poverty, and that means one out of two of us is wrestling with this. this is more grievous than it has been in times past. >> yes. phil: i have to confess, growing up in an all white neighborhood, kind of a norman rockwell neighborhood, working- class, nothing wealthy about my childhood, but it was so idyllic. a church, a white father, a wh
brown folks. this is impacting all kinds of americans that the conversation is no longer just about braque and brown -- black and brown. we talk about this in the text that the new poor are th former middle class. in an election season like the one we are in now, politicians are always like to speak to the angst of the middle class, and you cannot do that this time around because the new poor are the former middle class. they have fallen into this property of this, so now what you have is the...
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and harry brown is one of those. >> charlie: why "harry brown?" >> for a start, from an actor's point of view, it's a wonderful script and wonderful part for me. there was a social thing about n. it, it's about what you call in america the projects, the young people left to rot, at least in my country and i'm sure in yours in some areas, left to rot and become criminals and drugged a ekts and drug pushers. >> charlie: and violent. >> oh, massive violence. but our picture is not a violent picture. it's a picture about violence and why people do it. it's also a picture about a vigilante but a vigilante as a victim as a vigilante as some one who enjoys going out and killing people, which he does. it's just this old man who has gone into a sort of dementia state. >> charlie: and you knew each other way back from your military careers. >> oh, yeah, yeah. >> charlie: in the movie >> yes, yes. and also, where i shot it, was a place called the elephant castle, a rough direct. that was where i came from. i knew the whole story. and we would have a lot of t
and harry brown is one of those. >> charlie: why "harry brown?" >> for a start, from an actor's point of view, it's a wonderful script and wonderful part for me. there was a social thing about n. it, it's about what you call in america the projects, the young people left to rot, at least in my country and i'm sure in yours in some areas, left to rot and become criminals and drugged a ekts and drug pushers. >> charlie: and violent. >> oh, massive violence. but...
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he says and how he stopped taking calls from gordon brown. how he even turned to manchester united on advice about sacking a star player. it all ended in of ferocious row, as gordon brown threatened attorney blair if he did not get his way on pension policy. political calculation i am tireg me that. >> tony blair and gordon brown both make -- but made mistakes. they both lost trust. i am afraid, they have to come out of touch. >> the significance is whether this in the end of the new labour journey or helps to ensure it's a continues. bbc news, westminster. >> you were watching "bbc world news." still to come -- taking a look at an old wreck. robots shine the light on one of the world's most famous shipwrecks. now, a team of divers have begun to salvage bottles of what is thought to be the world's oldest champagne. despite an estimated two centuries in a shipwreck at the bottom of the baltic, the champagne is said to be perfectly preserved. wine experts have valued each bottle at tens of thousands of dollars. >> not the usual place to pick up
he says and how he stopped taking calls from gordon brown. how he even turned to manchester united on advice about sacking a star player. it all ended in of ferocious row, as gordon brown threatened attorney blair if he did not get his way on pension policy. political calculation i am tireg me that. >> tony blair and gordon brown both make -- but made mistakes. they both lost trust. i am afraid, they have to come out of touch. >> the significance is whether this in the end of the...
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brown has now widened the attack of newspapers within the group. that is being brought home by labour's current leader. they are calling for rupert murdoch to withdraw his bid. they will have the option to say knows to news corp.. if they agreed to appear next week. >> there has been fresh violence in northern ireland tonight. there was an attempt to prevent the nationalists to prevent marches. tens of thousands of younis -- unionists turned out for the march. the founder of the websites wikileaks has begun the appeal of his extradition from britain to sweden. he said that the case against him was politically motivated after his website published tens of thousands of american cables last year. russia has than observing a day of mourning after as many as 110 people died after a boat sank. a tourist boat sank on sunday. contagion, it is the work that is driving fear throughout the financial market. fears about the stability of spain and italy drove shares lower. that is all happening against the backdrop of the meeting of euro zone finance ministers
brown has now widened the attack of newspapers within the group. that is being brought home by labour's current leader. they are calling for rupert murdoch to withdraw his bid. they will have the option to say knows to news corp.. if they agreed to appear next week. >> there has been fresh violence in northern ireland tonight. there was an attempt to prevent the nationalists to prevent marches. tens of thousands of younis -- unionists turned out for the march. the founder of the websites...
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this was a touching moment from gordon brown. many people feel it struck the right kind of dignified note to leave on. >> we will leave it for now. thank you very much indeed. let's bring you more of the main international news. the obama administration says it will break up the government agency in charge of offshore oil exploration. this is in response to the massive oil spill, of course, in the gulf of mexico. there will be a hearing into last month's disastrous well. executives from bp halliburton are among those being questioned. a group of somali pirates captured by russian navy and set free are now dead. they were launched into a small boat with navigation equipment hundreds of kilometers from plant. egypt's government has renewed the country's controversial immigration law. the legislation was first enacted almost 30 years ago after the assassination of then- president anwar sadat. it allows indefinite detention without charge. protesters and human rights advocates say the law is being used to silence dissent. and volcani
this was a touching moment from gordon brown. many people feel it struck the right kind of dignified note to leave on. >> we will leave it for now. thank you very much indeed. let's bring you more of the main international news. the obama administration says it will break up the government agency in charge of offshore oil exploration. this is in response to the massive oil spill, of course, in the gulf of mexico. there will be a hearing into last month's disastrous well. executives from...
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tavis: you mentioned about what you learned from james brown. what did you take away from hanging out with george clint t? what did you learn from that? we know what you brought to the party. he could not have made it without you. what did you learn from a guy like george clinton? >> towards clinton actually extended everything i thought in the first place. dodge george -- george clinton actually extended everything i thought. there are no walls behind the sky. he gave me a belief in myself that i needed. as a young man, coming up without a father and a home, he gave me the freed to experiment with melf, nt with my music. like, right there, he kind of said go ahead and do it. if you wanted to it, go ahead and do it. he opened up the door for me and let me do it. he trusted me. anyone that trusted you back in the day with their worth, we called our drugs our works. anyone who trust you with that, trust you with their life. tavis: how did you survive? drugs took out some repeople. you had your own issues. you are still here and putting it up. you
tavis: you mentioned about what you learned from james brown. what did you take away from hanging out with george clint t? what did you learn from that? we know what you brought to the party. he could not have made it without you. what did you learn from a guy like george clinton? >> towards clinton actually extended everything i thought in the first place. dodge george -- george clinton actually extended everything i thought. there are no walls behind the sky. he gave me a belief in...
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we have a song called "digging on james brown." we did a show with james brown, actually several. said, i really like that james brown song. we thought maybe, we will see you in court. he liked it and that meant a lot to me. >> we headlined a weekend at the fillmore auditorium. we were having this feud with bill graham. it shows you how great he was. -- way toe best actor open up. we were really hitting it hard. we are playing and the fourth was standing in the doorway of the dressing room. aretha was wearing the tight white dress and the turbine. she is trying to get out of the way, but there were people here ri. -- here. we are nose to nose and she says, tower of power. my favorite band. i just about melted. tavis: when the queen tells you that and james brown tells you that, you don't need to hear from nobody else. hip" coming out later and you want to get your hands on this project. that is the cd and dvd. 45 years of doing this good music. that is our show for tonight. as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi
we have a song called "digging on james brown." we did a show with james brown, actually several. said, i really like that james brown song. we thought maybe, we will see you in court. he liked it and that meant a lot to me. >> we headlined a weekend at the fillmore auditorium. we were having this feud with bill graham. it shows you how great he was. -- way toe best actor open up. we were really hitting it hard. we are playing and the fourth was standing in the doorway of the...
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., where everything is brown. the hotel rooms are brown. >> at the hotel hershey, you can take a bath in chocolate because the cocoa butter is good for your skin. >> i used to do speeches and hershey himself was very aggressive. the bean pot was integrated long before. they did take everything brown. the chocolate color is brown. -- they did paint everything brown. >> the hershey company is still owned by the hershey trust. that trust takes care of a lot of kids through grammar school, high school, college. mr. and mrs. hersh sheikh never had children of their own. the trust continues to this day. -- mr. and mr. hershey never had children of their own. >> is the industry upset with the way that congress cannot do anything? or are they pretty satisfied? >> i think that they are upset about a number of things. one, that we continue to have this sugar program. secondly, since the bulk of my industry is small business, small business feels that there is too much regulation for them to make the products. there is envir
., where everything is brown. the hotel rooms are brown. >> at the hotel hershey, you can take a bath in chocolate because the cocoa butter is good for your skin. >> i used to do speeches and hershey himself was very aggressive. the bean pot was integrated long before. they did take everything brown. the chocolate color is brown. -- they did paint everything brown. >> the hershey company is still owned by the hershey trust. that trust takes care of a lot of kids through...
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, and for gordon brown, that means a routine date in the commons. time for a few questions and the chance to put david cameron on the back foot. >> for him to talk about love and marriage today when he is the person who cannot give a straight answer on the marriage question alone -- he can't say i do or i don't. >> so far, not bad. >> doesn't he understand that a divided party without a proper plan is putting britain's recovery at risk? >> but all along the prime minister knew this was about to break -- >> two former senior cabinet members are texting all of their labor m.p. colleagues to call for a secret ballot on gordon brown's leadership. >> time to ask a few questions of the man behind it. >> colleagues have been talking to me, particularly recently over the holiday period. they're very concerned that we're not getting our message across as a political party. >> in the letter, they say the parliamentary labor party is deeply divided over the question of their leadership. wife come to the conclusion that the only way to resolve this issue would
, and for gordon brown, that means a routine date in the commons. time for a few questions and the chance to put david cameron on the back foot. >> for him to talk about love and marriage today when he is the person who cannot give a straight answer on the marriage question alone -- he can't say i do or i don't. >> so far, not bad. >> doesn't he understand that a divided party without a proper plan is putting britain's recovery at risk? >> but all along the prime...
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. >> let's welcome the godfather of soul, james brown. ♪ >> james brown given electric performance. this a documentary is the crystallization of footage, a labor of love. it was a unique cultural event. >> african-american music, james brown, became, and african music -- it was like having a concert of elvis, the beatles, and the rolling stones in one place. >> inc. it into deep rumble and a jumble fight. it was called when we were kings, and won an oscar 12 years ago, >> we have the notion we have not explored the foolish -- footage fully. there was more to be brought out, and it took another 12 years to but wherewithal to bring it together, you know. >> you also talked about black musicians coming together. as a cross your mind you are a white storyteller and you were telling a black store? >> in some ways, it was daunting and terrifying, because i had no idea if i was capable. i have been very gratified after the fact, and they have really expressed their ideas. a charismatic muhammed ali. >> >> it is a political film, because we do see a rally on numerous occasions been quite po
. >> let's welcome the godfather of soul, james brown. ♪ >> james brown given electric performance. this a documentary is the crystallization of footage, a labor of love. it was a unique cultural event. >> african-american music, james brown, became, and african music -- it was like having a concert of elvis, the beatles, and the rolling stones in one place. >> inc. it into deep rumble and a jumble fight. it was called when we were kings, and won an oscar 12 years ago,...
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is interesting that ruth simmons, the farrar president of brown, -- the former president of brown, wrist african-american president of any ivy league university, and i want to bring greg wilder back into this conversation, commissioned the first ivy league study of brown university's connection to slavery, professor wilder. >> i think this is a critical moment in american history. throughout the process of talking about the book, one thing that i constantly return to is her decision in 2003 to commission a study of brown's the slave trade. this happened for a number of reasons. there was a blowup at yale about their relationship to the slave trade, which became quite controversial. that also helped spark rumors about other institutions. and made public secret of brown's relationship became even more pronounced. when the first nonwhite president of an ivy league institution took office. it took tremendous courage to make that decision. the report in 2006 is an important extort -- extreme example of how we get this conversation happening. the same about the documentary. one thing that i th
is interesting that ruth simmons, the farrar president of brown, -- the former president of brown, wrist african-american president of any ivy league university, and i want to bring greg wilder back into this conversation, commissioned the first ivy league study of brown university's connection to slavery, professor wilder. >> i think this is a critical moment in american history. throughout the process of talking about the book, one thing that i constantly return to is her decision in...
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james brown, i love you, and i am glad to have you on. >> thank you very much. tavis: up next, the talented catarrh duo known that -- the talented guitar duo, santiago y gabriela. i wanted to let you see why they have made a name for themselves. here they are performing their first single. ♪ ♪ [applause] tavis: talk about an unlikely path to success, rodrigo sanchez and gabriela quintero left their homes in mexico and went to dublin, ireland. at the time they spoke very little english and had no money, but their unique sound has caught on and their previous cd has sold more than half a million copies and counting. this is their latest, "11:11." how and why dublin? you are from mexico city. >> the idea was to travel, play and travel. we wanted to study new worlds. we wanted to start in different countries and we wanted to go somewhere that we did not know anything about. someone suggested ireland. we said, why not? we do not know anything about it. we went there. and we were planning to stay there 15 days and move to other countries, but then we ran out of mo
james brown, i love you, and i am glad to have you on. >> thank you very much. tavis: up next, the talented catarrh duo known that -- the talented guitar duo, santiago y gabriela. i wanted to let you see why they have made a name for themselves. here they are performing their first single. ♪ ♪ [applause] tavis: talk about an unlikely path to success, rodrigo sanchez and gabriela quintero left their homes in mexico and went to dublin, ireland. at the time they spoke very little english...
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borden brown remains constitutionally prime minister -- gordon brown remains constitutionally prime minister until he decides to go or something is force in parliament. >> news headlines this morning -- the general election looks certain to result in a hung parliament. >> the nation has spoken, but it is not clear what it said. the first hung parliament in 36 years means that this -- is a momentous political generation has never had to grapple with. what do they do now? party leaders plot their next moves. when gordon brown remains in downing street, digging in prepared to do a deal to keep him there. nick clegg is a democrat headquarters, clear that he will talk to david cameron first. the conservative high command, mr. cameron is poised to negotiate with mr. clegg. at the center of any talks will be the cabinet office. senior civil servants are trying to help the parties. his party lost seats in the election but had won a vital role in forming the next government. that they are damned if they do and damned if they do not. there is a prize, though, but it is an uncertain price, being changi
borden brown remains constitutionally prime minister -- gordon brown remains constitutionally prime minister until he decides to go or something is force in parliament. >> news headlines this morning -- the general election looks certain to result in a hung parliament. >> the nation has spoken, but it is not clear what it said. the first hung parliament in 36 years means that this -- is a momentous political generation has never had to grapple with. what do they do now? party...
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brown and mr.ameron. whe at's n nessari kindf a biny choice ther i thin that washington too isore@ likely to beappy with a mr. clg t , athe know besthich is tde labour and coertive paie asor othermatters, cameron had some ratr grand ideas, used the word big, the big society as simon sa it wasever simon sa it wasever he was tng about. it ne$autn. it diedon the stump mo$e or less .ithin t.o o three days. because there is now a good deal of unhappiness in the conservative party about the way that the cameron campaign was run. i think mainly from the right wing othe conservative party feel%ng that this airyairy siness got them absolutely nowhere. that the people didn't really understand what it was. that the conservative party and mr. cameron were offering them. and that they paid a price for that in the polls. afr all, this has been the most unpopular government in this country in at least, what, 30 years. areful ces'ion. e@con'ertipar(y ha e@con'ertipar(y ha beut of oic1 years. this shaeen th absolutely ial
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today, the british prime minister gordon brown, already in third place in the opinion polls, called a woman "bigoted." he made the remarks as he got back in his car, unaware that he was still wearing a microphone. he apologized at her home. nick robinson reports. >> hello, how are you? >> they said he wanted to meet more ordinary voters. after all, what on earth could possibly go wrong? >> they voted labour all of their life. >> it started well enough when the widow was introduced to gordon brown, and she is a widow. >> the deficit reduction plan, cutting the debt. we have the plan set out to do it. >> he seemed happy to talk, so she moved on, to the subject voters worry about and their leaders move cautiously around. immigration. >> all of these eastern europeans are coming in. >> british people have gone into europe. you know that there are a lot of british people staying in europe, as well. >> they were apparently on good terms, the prime minister warm, attentive, and concerned -- on camera, but now, listen to what he said in private when he was still wearing his television microph
today, the british prime minister gordon brown, already in third place in the opinion polls, called a woman "bigoted." he made the remarks as he got back in his car, unaware that he was still wearing a microphone. he apologized at her home. nick robinson reports. >> hello, how are you? >> they said he wanted to meet more ordinary voters. after all, what on earth could possibly go wrong? >> they voted labour all of their life. >> it started well enough when the...
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first up tonight, a conversation with gordon brown, the man who succeeded tony blair. he has a new text about how we can overcome the economic crisis. also our preview of our next installment of our primetime series "tavis smiley reports." it airs december 29 and focuses on one of music's biggest new stars, dudamel. he is leading a movement to bring classical music and education to a new generation. we're glad you can join us. our conversation with former british prime minister gordon brown coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i am james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference, >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and remove obstacles. >> and from contributions to your pbs station from veers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: gordon brown is, of course, the former prime minister of great britain whose public service includes
first up tonight, a conversation with gordon brown, the man who succeeded tony blair. he has a new text about how we can overcome the economic crisis. also our preview of our next installment of our primetime series "tavis smiley reports." it airs december 29 and focuses on one of music's biggest new stars, dudamel. he is leading a movement to bring classical music and education to a new generation. we're glad you can join us. our conversation with former british prime minister gordon...